2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$5,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entries
1,039
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Sebesta Runs the Nuts

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Theo Da Cruz Lima jammed under the gun for about 80,000 and Ed Sebesta called when it folded to him in the big blind, showing {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}. He was fading three outs as Lima had {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}. The {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts} flop meant Sebesta had to catch up now, but the {5-Hearts} gave him more cards to hit. The {9-Hearts} was one of his outs and he celebrated with relief.

Player Chips Progress
Ed Sebesta us
Ed Sebesta
400,000
230,300
230,300
Theo Da Cruz Lima br
Theo Da Cruz Lima
Busted

Tags: Theo Da Cruz LimaEd Sebesta

Adams Takes a Big One Off Ropert

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Joining the action on the {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} turn, Corentin Ropert checked and called a hefty bet of 100,000 by Brandon Adams. The duo then headed to the {7-Spades} river and Ropert checked once more. Adams fired a bet of 160,000 and the camera crews gathered around the table, sensing a pivotal pot and possible new chip leader.

Ropert gave it some thought, but ended up releasing his cards into the muck. While Adams may not be in the lead right now, he is certainly among the biggest stacks in the room and turned his late entry before the start of Day 2 into a tremendous opportunity.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
750,000
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
330,000

Tags: Brandon AdamsCorentin Ropert

Kennedy and Lewis Double

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrew Graham raised to 13,000 and called the shove of Christopher Kennedy for 121,500 after some consideration.

Christopher Kennedy: {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Andrew Graham: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

The board of {J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{A-Clubs} provided the ace on the river to keep Kennedy in contention.

One table over, Toby Lewis three-bet all in for around 22 big blinds and Thomas Muehloecker looked him up with the {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Lewis held the dominating pocket pair with {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and the board of {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{2-Hearts} brought no upset.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Kennedy us
Christopher Kennedy
255,000
165,200
165,200
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
235,000
147,000
147,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Andrew Graham us
Andrew Graham
200,000
140,000
140,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
110,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Andrew GrahamThomas MuehloeckerToby LewisChristopher Kennedy

Manole Out on His Shield

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

We found Mihai Manole in early position considering whether to call off against Dan O'Brien for about 83,000. The pot was around 120,000 and O'Brien, on the button, had jammed river with {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts} on the felt. Manole tanked until a clock was called and then flicked in a chip before the countdown could get going.

O'Brien showed {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the flopped nuts and Manole stared briefly before exiting. The dealer turned over {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
455,000
296,000
296,000
Mihai Manole ro
Mihai Manole
Busted

Tags: Dan O'BrienMihai Manole

Staples Can't Survive a Three-Outer

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jaime_Staples
Jaime_Staples

Marvin Rettenmaier opened to 12,500 from middle position and Jaime Staples pushed all in for his last 100,000 from the big blind. Rettenmaier asked for a count and then made the call to put Staples at risk.

Marvin Rettenmaier: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Jaime Staples: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Staples was in a great position to double up, hoping to avoid an ace. However, the flop of {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} was detrimental, leaving Staples with just one out to stay alive. The turn and river were of no help as the PokerStars Pro headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Omar Del Pino es
Omar Del Pino
730,000
518,000
518,000
PokerStars
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
551,500
1,500
1,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
260,000
71,000
71,000
WPT 2X Winner
Jaime Staples ca
Jaime Staples
Busted
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jaime StaplesMarvin RettenmaierPokerStars

New Chip Leader Found

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexandre De Zutter fr
Alexandre De Zutter
880,000
340,000
340,000
PokerStars
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
770,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
565,000
225,000
225,000
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
480,000
1,000
1,000
Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
400,000
367,900
367,900
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
340,000
-50,000
-50,000
PokerStars
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
310,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
278,000
-132,000
-132,000
Will Failla us
Will Failla
240,000
80,000
80,000
WPT 1X Winner
Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
180,000
-20,000
-20,000
PokerStars
Mihai Manole ro
Mihai Manole
150,000
-30,000
-30,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
135,000
50,000
50,000
WPT 4X Winner
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
128,000
-50,000
-50,000

Delmas Eliminates Billard

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Francois Billard was all in for his last 105,000 chips and was called by the big stack at the table, Adrien Delmas. Billard had an uphill battle to climb with {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} against the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} of Delmas.

The flop came {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds} to give Billard some hope with a pair of nines. However, the {6-Clubs} on the turn and the {5-Hearts} on the river sent the Canadian to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Adrien Delmas fr
Adrien Delmas
505,000
55,000
55,000
Francois Billard ca
Francois Billard
Busted

Tags: Francois BillardAdrien Delmas

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000